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☆ TikTok’s ‘Mob wives’ aesthetic is fueling a resurgence of fur
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Yola Mzizi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This year may bring even more demand due to the explosion of the “mob wives” aesthetic on TikTok. In 2021, Israel became the first country in the world to enact a ban on new fur sales, while Italy and Norway announced they would stop fur farming. ‘Mob wives’ influenceOn TikTok, trends can rise and fall within a matter of weeks, if not days, and “mob wife” is no exception. In the coming months, Spiber said they will partner with a number of brands to develop custom fur products. Leopard print is another key tenet of the 'mob wife' style.

Persons: CNN — Edwards, Edwards, Lowell Furs ’, —, Paul Matsumoto, Natalie Bloomingdale, Raymond Hall, ”, Matsumoto, it’s, Porter, Versace, Prada, Neiman Marcus, Michael Kors, Israel, François, Henri Pinault, Angela Raiola, Drea de Matteo, Adriana La Cerva, Victoria Gotti, John " Junior, Gotti, Ray Tamarra, Mary Altaffer, Mandy Lee, Lee, Emmanuel Dunand, Kayla Marci, “ We’ve, Spiber, Victor Virgile, Callie Clayton, PJ Smith, Smith Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN, Lowell, HBO’s, Everett, Dolce, Gabbana's, Humane Society of, Business Locations: California, Beverly Hills, Edwards, Dua Lipa, New York, Bloomingdale, Canada, Italy, Norway, Paris, AFP, Zara, Milan, Spiber, United States

☆ Ship carrying thousands of sheep and cattle held at sea for more than a month as temperatures rise
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The Australian government has pledged to end the live export of sheep but has yet to give a timetable about when that will happen. A long journeyThe MV Bahijah left the port of Fremantle in Western Australia on January 5 for the Middle East, according to a statement from the Australian government. The photos, shared with CNN, show cattle with tags on their ears, sitting and standing and sheep standing in a ventilated area. An image of sheep aboard the MV Bahijah taken said to have been taken a few days ago after the ship's arrival back in Australia. The RSPCA has requested permission for an independent veterinarian to board the ship to assess the animals.

Persons: Bahijah, “, ”, John Hassell, ” Hassell, he’d, Suzanne Fowler, they’ve, Mark Harvey, Sutton, Fowler, it’s, Alex Stambaugh, Akanksha Sharma, Robert Shackelford Organizations: Australia CNN, of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, Animal, Western Australian Farmers Federation, CNN, Royal Society for, Animals, Australian Livestock, ’, RSPCA Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Red, Fremantle, Western Australia, Iran, Israel, Gaza, Africa, Perth, WAFarmers, Australian

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A federal court granted a temporary injunction against bullfighting in Mexico City on Wednesday, as activists and supporters of the practice once again locked horns in court. Bullfighting had only just returned Sunday to the capital's Plaza Mexico, which held the city's first legal bullfight in almost two years. In May 2022, a local court ordered an end to bullfighting, ruling that the practice violated city resident’s rights to a healthy environment free from violence. Animal rights supporters quickly filed another legal challenge that resulted in Wednesday's ruling, which suspends fights until Feb. 7. Animal rights groups have been gaining ground in Mexico in recent years while bullfighting followers have suffered several setbacks.

Persons: Quintana Roo Organizations: MEXICO CITY, —, National Association of Fighting Bull Breeders Locations: MEXICO, Mexico City, capital's, Mexico, Sinaloa, Guerrero, Coahuila, Guadalajara, America, Caribbean

The latest craze in Japan: The pig café. Very relaxing and enjoyable,” said Brad Loomis, a software engineer from Pullman, Washington, after visiting Tokyo’s Mipig Café with his 21-year-old daughter, Paige. Customers pay 2,200 yen ($15) for the first 30 minutes in the company of the pigs. The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 such pig cafes the operator has opened around Japan. The animals, known as “micro pigs,” don’t get bigger than a corgi dog, even as adults.

Persons: cafés, lattes, ”, Brad Loomis, Tokyo’s Mipig, Paige, Shiho Kitagawa, Ben Russell, Sophie Mo’unga, Sachiko Azuma, Azuma, Bruce Kornreich, I’m, Kornreich, ” Paige Loomis, ___ Yuri Kageyama Organizations: TOKYO, —, corgi, Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell Feline Health Center Locations: Japan, Pullman , Washington, Tokyo, Mipig, Kyoto, New Zealand, Ithaca, N.Y

☆ Vince McMahon, WWE founder, resigns amid sex trafficking allegations
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Vince McMahon has resigned from his role as executive chairman of TKO, the parent company of WWE, following disturbing allegations of sexual assault, trafficking and physical abuse. In the lawsuit, Grant alleged that McMahon dangled a job offer at WWE – and later promotions – in exchange for sex. McMahon engaged in acts of “extreme cruelty and degradation” toward Grant during her time at WWE, the lawsuit alleged. He initially retired from his role as CEO and chairman of WWE in July 2022 amid allegations of sexual misconduct. The investigation was closed in November 2022 and McMahon returned to WWE’s board in January 2023.

Persons: Vince McMahon, Janel Grant, behemoth McMahon, McMahon, ” McMahon, Grant, John Laurinaitus, Nick Khan, ” Khan, “ McMahon, ” McMahon’s, Grant’s, Ari, “, Ann Callis, McMahon’s, Dwayne “, ” Johnson, ”, Johnson Organizations: CNN, WWE, UFC, Hollywood, Ari Emanuel’s Endeavor Group, Netflix Locations: Laurinaitis

☆ Nitrogen gas execution: How it works
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Lauren Mascarenhas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“And so the only real question is: Is execution with nitrogen gas cruel?”Why nitrogen gas? Only three states – Alabama, Oklahoma and Mississippi – have approved the use of nitrogen gas for capital punishment, and experts say there is no real blueprint for the execution method. However, doctors say that they cannot pinpoint if or when a person will lose consciousness when exposed to high concentrations of nitrogen gas. Because the circumstances of Smith’s planned execution are so specific and unique, it’s hard to draw comparisons to instances where nitrogen gas played a role in accidental or suicide deaths, Groner said. If the mask is not secured tightly enough, oxygen could leak in, prolonging the death, experts say.

Persons: Kenneth Smith, Smith, Smith’s, Dr, Joel Zivot, Zivot, Jonathan Groner, Groner, ”, ” Groner, “, There’s, shouldn’t, someone’s, Clayton Lockett, gurney Organizations: CNN, US, Supreme, Emory University, Ohio State University College of Medicine, United, Corrections Locations: Alabama, – Alabama, Oklahoma, Mississippi, United Nations

☆ Vince McMahon accused of trafficking former WWE employee in new lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Samantha Delouya | Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —A former WWE staffer has accused the company’s founder, Vince McMahon, of sexual assault, trafficking and physical abuse in a lawsuit filed Thursday. In a statement, WWE’s parent company, TKO Group Holdings, said McMahon does not control TKO or oversee day-to-day operations at WWE. Led by McMahon, WWE and UFC, a mixed-martial arts entertainment competitor, announced in April 2023 that they would combine to form TKO. Lawsuit details disturbing allegationsAccording to the lawsuit, Grant was introduced to McMahon in 2019 when she was looking for work. The lawsuit also detailed an alleged sexual assault among Grant, McMahon and Laurinaitis that occurred at WWE’s headquarters in 2021.

Persons: CNN —, Vince McMahon, Janel Grant, McMahon, Grant, –, John Laurinaitis, ”, WME, Ann Callis, “, ” Callis, Mr, ” McMahon, Ari, Dwayne “, ” Johnson, Johnson Organizations: CNN, WWE, UFC, ” WWE, Endeavor, Netflix Locations: Connecticut, McMahon’s, Laurinaitis, Hollywood

Cindy Warmbier's 22-year-old son, who was released by North Korea while in a coma after almost a year and a half in captivity, died days after returning to the United States in June 2017. Haley is hoping that a strong performance in New Hampshire will give her a boost in her home state of South Carolina, which has historically been influential in determining the eventual nominee. The South Carolina primary is Feb. 24. Ron DeSantis in Monday's Iowa caucuses, has framed her campaign's next chapter as a “two-person race” between Trump and herself. Trump said in 2019 he took Kim “at his word” that Kim was unaware of the alleged mistreatment of the American student.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Otto Warmbier, Cindy Warmbier, Haley, “, Otto, ”, Cindy Warmbier's, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Trump “, Kim Jong Un, Trump, Kim “, Kim, Meg Kinnard Organizations: COLUMBIA, — Republican, The University of Virginia, South, Florida Gov, Trump, North Locations: New Hampshire, North Korea, Charleston , South Carolina, United States, Ohio, South Carolina, Monday's Iowa

☆ Turning Down Food Aid for Children Is Shockingly Callous - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Charles M. Blow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Some of those states have some of the highest poverty rates in the country, including Mississippi, with the highest rate, and Louisiana, where I grew up, with the second highest. When Louisiana rejected the lunch program, a Democrat was still the governor; on Jan. 8, a Republican took over. According to KFF, a nonprofit organization focused on health policy, seven of those states — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Wyoming — are among those that have not fully extended Medicaid to the poor under the Affordable Care Act. Imagine withholding funding for food that would keep children healthy, while denying people medical care when they get sick. The cruelty of it is almost incomprehensible, but I’m convinced that this is all part of the punitive posture of so many of today’s Republicans — which in this case is meant to punish poverty, to intensify hardships: their version of an economic “scared straight” program.

Persons: —, KFF, I’m Organizations: Democrat, Republican, Affordable, Republicans — Locations: Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Georgia , Mississippi, South Carolina , Texas, Wyoming

☆ Paul Mackenzie: Alleged Kenyan cult leader and suspects to face charges, prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Bethlehem Feleke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Nairobi, Kenya CNN —Alleged Kenyan Christian cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 94 other suspects will face 10 charges for their involvement in a deadly cult, according to a statement from the office of the director of public prosecutions on Tuesday. The suspects will be charged with murder, manslaughter, and assault causing bodily harm, the statement listed. At least 429 bodies were recovered from the forest in eastern Kenya where Mackenzie and his followers were living. The suspects will face charges of subjecting a child to torture, cruelty to a child, and infringing a child’s right to education. All 95 suspects will be formally charged in court in the town of Malindi on Wednesday.

Persons: Kenya CNN —, Paul Mackenzie, Mackenzie Organizations: Kenya CNN, Kenyan Christian Locations: Nairobi, Kenya, Malindi

☆ Scientists clone second species of monkey
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Meet Retro, a cloned rhesus monkey born on July 16, 2020. Retro is only the second species of primate that scientists have been able to clone successfully. He was not involved in the latest research but has collaborated with some members of the research team on other primate studies. However, a rhesus monkey was cloned in 1999 using what researchers consider a simpler cloning method. Cloned monkeys can be genetically engineered in complex ways that wild-type monkeys cannot; this has many implications for disease modeling.

Persons: Falong Lu, ”, Lu, haven’t, Dolly, Miguel Esteban, Esteban, ” Lu, Zhong Zhong, Hua Hua, Lluís Montoliu, wasn’t, “ Organizations: CNN, Nature Communications, State Key Laboratory, Molecular, Biology, of Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, “, Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine, Covid, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Royal Society for Prevention, National Center for Biotechnology Locations: Shanghai, Beijing, Spain

☆ The 75 most impactful TV moments are debuts, farewells and historic firsts
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

These and more indelible moments appear on the Television Academy’s new list of the 75 most impactful moments in TV history, spanning introductions, endings and history-making events. MTV premieres with its first music video – “Video Killed the Radio Star,” 198113. “All in the Family” – viewers meet the working-class Bunker family, 197135. 8.” M*A*S*H” series finale, 198326. But these classic TV moments that stirred audiences when they first aired are still resonant and frequently referenced in contemporary culture.

Persons: Martin Luther King Jr, Mister Rogers, Clemmons, Whitney, George Floyd’s, Lucy ”, Neil Armstrong, O.J, Simpson, Ford Bronco, Walter Cronkite, John F, Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr, Nixon, Barack Obama’s, Rodney King’s, Princess Diana’s, Queen Elizabeth II’s, Rodney King, William Shatner’s Captain Kirk, Nichelle Nichols, Uhura, Nichols, Ellen DeGeneres, “ Ellen ”, Sammy Davis , Jr, Archie, “, Lucy ” – Lucy Ricardo, Little Ricky, Lucille Ball, “ Maude ” – Bea Arthur’s Maude, Kelly Clarkson, – Kirk, Kunta Kinte, LeVar Burton, ”, Matt Zoller Seitz, Kunta, Levar Burton, George Carlin, Gordon, Walter White, Bart, Homer, Ted Turner, Sophia, Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, it’s, hallucinating, King Cole, White Walker, ” – Julia Child, boeuf, “ Julia ” –, Julia, “ Will, Grace ”, James Farley, Tony Soprano, Will Hart, It’s, Hawkeye, “ Newhart, Robert Hartley, Bob Newhart, –, “ Mary Tyler Moore, Mary, Ted Danson’s Sam, Bette Midler, Johnny Carson, weren't, Robb, Catelyn, Ed Sullivan, Elvis, “ Charlie Brown, – Linus, Charlie Brown, Carol Burnett, Lucy ” – Lucy, “ Dallas, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary can’t, Chuckles, “ Seinfeld, Jerry, Will Smith, Chris Rock, Harry Bemis, Kinte, Toby, Elmer Fudd, Siegfried, Bugs Bunny, Michael Jackson’s, Oprah ”, Oprah Winfrey, Robb Stark, Hooper, Big, Mr, offscreen, Bill, Frank, Justin Timberlake, Janet, Luke, Laura get, – Whitney Houston, “ Peter Pan ”, “ Walt, Disney Organizations: CNN, The, Television, “, Space Shuttle, NFL, Ford, Capitol, MTV, Radio Star, ABC, Getty, Variety, Oceanic Airlines, Democratic National, HBO, Super, “ Dallas, Beatles, US, Nazi, Pontiac Locations: Angeles, New York, Southern, Monica, “, Valhalla

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — From Berlin to London and Limassol to Karachi, thousands of people took to the streets Sunday to mark the 100th day of Israel’s war with Hamas. Opposing demonstrations either demanded the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas or called for a cease-fire in Gaza. In the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, tens of thousands waved Palestinian flags or wore the keffiyeh, the traditional Palestinian scarf, to express their solidarity with Palestinians in a rally organized by the country’s largest religious political party, Jamaat-e-Islami. The party’s Karachi chief, Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman, called on the U.S. to stop backing Israel and compensate Palestinians for their losses. Protesters in London held posters with photos and the words “100 days in hell” to express their solidarity with Israel.

Persons: Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman, Israel, ” Rehman, Ishrat Zahid, ”, Ayelet Svatitzky, “, ’ ’, Nadav Popplewell, Channah Peri, Peri, Roi Popplewell, Akrotiri, Osman Delibas, Delibas, Pope Francis, ____, Hadjicostis, Christophe Ena, Andrew Wilks, Frances D'Emilio Organizations: Hamas, Islami, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Protesters, Israel, Palestine, ” Protesters, RAF, British, British Ministry of Defense, Turkey’s Humanitarian Relief Foundation, . Foundation, Anadolu, Associated, Associated Press Locations: KARACHI, Pakistan, Berlin, London, Limassol, Karachi, Gaza, Pakistani, Israel, Dublin, Edinburgh, Paris, ”, Cyprus, British, Yemen, Britain, Egypt, Turkey, Istanbul, Iraq, Kurdish, St, Ukraine, Palestine, Rome

☆ Pope Francis Says War Is in Itself a Crime Against Humanity
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday war was "a crime against humanity" as he reiterated a call for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East. "Let us not forget this (...) People need peace, the world needs peace," the pope said after the weekly Angelus prayer. In the prayer, he urged people not to forget those suffering due to the "cruelty of war" in several parts of the world. He has repeatedly called for peace in Ukraine and in the war in Gaza. "Let us pray that those who have power over these conflicts reflect on the fact that war is not the way to resolve them, as it sows death among civilians and destroys cities and infrastructure," the pope said.

Persons: Pope Francis, Giulio Piovaccari, Frances Kerry Organizations: VATICAN CITY Locations: Ukraine, Gaza

☆ I attended law school in the US and Belgium. I had better, cheaper classes in Europe and felt safer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-07 | by ( Kristopher Milicevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewI attended law school in both the United States and Europe thanks to being a dual citizen of the US and Italy. This cruelty at the heart of American life makes me wish I'd never attended law school in the United States. From day one, I found that future lawyers competed for grades and coveted spots in school law journals. I felt safer at my European universityI attended law school in the wake of the deadly Virginia Tech massacre and the seemingly endless barrage of mass shootings that followed. Ghent University's law school is nestled in the heart of the city, surrounded by stunningly preserved medieval architecture.

Persons: —, William S, I'd Organizations: Service, European Union, Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Ghent University, Business, UNLV, Nevada, Belgian, Virginia Tech, Ghent University's Locations: United States, Europe, Italy, Belgium, Las Vegas, Nevada, America, Virginia, Ghent

☆ Who is Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader Israel has called a ‘dead man walking’
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-07 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | David Shortell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

He was elected to Hamas’ main decision-making body, the Politburo, in 2017 as the political leader of Hamas in Gaza branch. Back in Gaza, Sinwar has risen through the ranks and quickly became a key player within Hamas. As the political leader of Hamas, Sinwar focused on the group’s foreign relationships. The talks involved senior figures from Israel, Hamas, the United States, Qatar and Egypt. In order for Israel to destroy Hamas, it needs to destroy a critical mass of power centers, not just him,” he said.

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☆ I'm a former Microsoft VP of HR. Here's what I would do in the first 48 hours of being laid off from a job.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-07 | by ( Chris Williams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Chris Williams was the VP of HR at Microsoft and is now an advisor and consultant. It's everything I've learned about how a company can make a layoff work for everyone involved as much as it can. You'll be told you're laid off, and almost instantly, there will be a flurry of paperwork shoved at you. Of course, they know you're only reaching out because you're out of work. Yes, of course, you should consider applying for jobs from people you don't know, but never sell your connections short.

Persons: Chris Williams, Williams, —, I've, I'm, we've, Read, You'll, There's, I'd, It's, They'll Organizations: Microsoft, Service, Spotify, LinkedIn

☆ Biden decries Hamas sexual assaults and says they must be forcefully condemned
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —President Joe Biden on Tuesday decried sexual assaults committed by Hamas during its October 7 terror attack on Israel and called on “all of us” to condemn the acts. “Over the past few weeks, survivors and witnesses of the attacks have shared the horrific accounts of unimaginable cruelty. Biden on Tuesday also accused Hamas of refusing to release additional female hostages and ending the pause in fighting that the US helped broker last week. “Let me be crystal clear: Hamas’ refusal to release the remaining young women is what broke this deal and end the pause in the fighting. Everyone still being held hostage by Hamas need to be returned to their families immediately.

Persons: Joe Biden, ”, —, ” Biden, “, …, Pramila Jayapal, –, CNN’s Dana Bash, Jayapal, Biden, We’re Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Union, Democrats Locations: Israel, Boston, “, Gaza

“It is appalling.”Israel has said it is investigating several cases of sexual assault and rape from the Hamas attack on Israel. Some recently released hostages have shared testimonies of sexual violence and abuse during their time in Gaza. He referenced his work on the issue as a lawmaker as he spoke out against the allegations of sexual violence by Hamas. “The world can’t just look away at what’s going on,” Biden told donors. He added, “It’s on all of us — government, international organizations, civil society and businesses — to forcefully condemn the sexual violence of Hamas terrorists without equivocation.

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☆ In Argentina, land of the gaucho, a home for unloved old horses
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Horacio Soria | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Tomas Cuesta Acquire Licensing RightsBUENOS AIRES, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Lorena Melantoni dedicates her weekends running a sanctuary for abused and abandoned horses, an issue in the South American nation known for its polo and stallion-riding gauchos. "I am an option for these old horses, ones with disabilities, amputated horses, or one-eyed horses that nobody wants to take for adoption," Melantoni told Reuters. Located in Buenos Aires province, the "Let's Dream of Hope" refuge provides a place for horses that have no other home, she explained, adding that many had suffered terrible cruelty. And then, I can leave calm and happy and I say: that's it, that made my week." Reporting by Horacio Soria; Writing by Natalia Siniawski, Editing by Nick ZieminskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Lorena, Tomas Cuesta, Lorena Melantoni, Melantoni, Horacio Soria, Natalia Siniawski, Nick Zieminski Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, BUENOS AIRES, American

It was a tragic character.”For years, Guard Dog sat in the unmowed grass of a neighborhood lawn or howled at the moon, alone and philosophical. I know it was tough on the readers and it was tough on Guard Dog,” he said. “You know, whenever I drew him in my sketchbooks or if I did a talk, I always drew Guard Dog free. Her mother responds: “But what about those who devote their lives helping animals like Guard Dog?" “I can’t wait to draw a happy Guard Dog,” he said.

Persons: ”, Patrick McDonnell, ” McDonnell, “, ‘, ” There's, Sid, McDonnell, mutt, Mutts, It’ll, ___ Mark Kennedy Organizations: Associated Press, Guard, District of Columbia, Michigan State University College of Law, Humane Society of, The Fund, Animals Locations: man's, ”, United States

☆ Avdiivka: The story of one bloody battle in a trench in eastern Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Anna Coren | Daria Tarasova-Markina | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Avdiivka, Ukraine CNN —“Guys, leave me here. It is seen by Ukrainian and Russian forces as a heavily fortified stronghold, with entrenchments built up over the past eight years. Sentsov and his unit filmed a 5-hour battle on helmet and body cameras in the trenches of Avdiivka, eastern Ukraine, on October 19, 2023 CNNRussian forces have been repelled by the Ukrainian troops who are heavily entrenched in the area. He has fought in some of the war’s fiercest battles so far — Bakhmut, Zaporizhzhia region and now Avdiivka. Sentsov said Ukraine must prepare for a long war and develop a strategy in case the war grinds on for years.

Persons: Ukraine CNN —, ”, crouches, Avdiivka, Oleh Sentsov, ” Sentsov, Sentsov, “, Oleh, Laurent Van Der Stockt, Volodymyr Zelensky, Vitalii Barabash, Serhii Nuzhnenko, Reuters Barabash, Russian Wargonzo Organizations: Ukraine CNN, Moscow, CNN Russian, 47th Mechanised Brigade, Ukrainian Ground Forces, CNN, Analysts, Radio Free, Radio Liberty, Reuters, National Police Locations: Avdiivka, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Russia, Sentsov, Zaporizhzhia, Russian, Kyiv, Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Radio Free Europe, Robotyne

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Survivors of the harmful morning sickness drug thalidomide were in the public gallery Wednesday when Australia’s Parliament made a national apology to them on the 62nd anniversary of the drug being withdrawn from sale in the country. “Today, on behalf of the people of Australia, our government and this Parliament offers a full unreserved and overdue apology to all thalidomide survivors, their families, loved ones, and carers,” Albanese said. The apology was recommended in 2019 by a Senate inquiry into the support that was available to aging thalidomide survivors. The government will fulfill another recommendation Thursday by opening a memorial in Canberra in recognition of thalidomide survivors and their families. Australia established a support program in 2020 that is providing lifelong assistance to 148 survivors, and Albanese said his government was reopening the program to survivors who had yet to register.

Persons: thalidomide, Anthony Albanese’s, “, ” Albanese, Trish Jackson, ” Jackson, Albanese, Jackson, “ It’s Organizations: —, Australian Broadcasting Corp, Diageo Scotland Ltd Locations: CANBERRA, Australia, Canberra, Zealand, British

☆ Emily Hand: Father describes how his young daughter survived Hamas captivity
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Clarissa Ward | Rachel Clarke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Tel Aviv, Israel CNN —Emily Hand had to run from house to house, forced to move by Hamas as Israeli forces attacked Gaza, her father Thomas Hand told CNN. This September 2023 photo shows Emily Hand near Kibbutz Be'eri, Israel. Yael Shahrur Noah/APFrom death to captivity to hopeEmily had been at a sleepover at Hila’s house when Hamas terrorists stormed Kibbutz Be’eri. But Emily told her father she thought he had been taken hostage too. A year.”Emily Hand embraces her father at a hospital in Israel after being released by Hamas on November 25.

Persons: Emily Hand, Thomas Hand, “, ”, It’s, Emily, Hila Rotem, Raaya, Hand, Israel –, Yael Shahrur Noah, Emily’s, ‘, She’s, ’, Kibbutz Be’eri, ” Thomas, “ She’d, Thomas, Johnsie, ” Emily Hand, ” Emily, Hila, Raya, “ Don’t Organizations: Israel CNN, CNN, Kibbutz, Israel Defense Forces, AFP, Getty Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Gaza, Be'eri, Hila

☆ Sheryl Sandberg says rape should never be a tool of war and the horrors of the Hamas terror attacks can't be swept under the rug
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Israeli authorities are building cases against Hamas militants accused of rape and sexual assault. "The silence on these war crimes is deafening," Sheryl Sandberg wrote in an opinion essay. Rape and sexual violence have long been tragic elements of war and conflict throughout history, from World War II to the Rwandan genocide and Sierra Leonean Civil War of the 1990s. "In many contexts, sexual violence is not merely the action of rogue soldiers, but a deliberate tactic of warfare. "We can each 'be a witness' and together call out this unacceptable horror and unimaginable suffering," Sandberg wrote in her op-ed.

Persons: Sheryl Sandberg, —, Sheryl Sandberg Dominic Lipinski, " Sandberg, Sandberg Organizations: Service, Meta, CNN, Sierra Leonean, United Nations Women, UN Locations: Sierra Leonean Civil, Ethiopia, Ukraine, Sudan, Israel

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